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firuck, and that the Lion and Foudroyant 
have had killed, and wounded, about forty 
men each: . 
By letters from: Dijon to the 24th of 
April we are informed, that the army of re- 
ferve has been augmented to 70,000 men, 
many of the levies having advanced at the 
rateof nearly Aomiles a day. Part of this ar- 
ry was already in motion ; the divifion of 
Gen. Wattin was on its march towards Ge- 
meva, and the divifion of Gen. Loifon had 
taken a fimilar route fo penetrate into Italy 
by the Valais and Aofta. The Confular 
Guard, &c. were expected on the 27th, and 
the moft f{umptuous preparations were mak- 
ing for the accommodation of Bonaparte, 
who was looked for by the 4th of May, 
at which time 10,000 frefh troops were 
expected. There were at the date of 
thefe letters 40 Generals at Dijon. 
The army from Egypt are, by a Decree 
of the 23th, to perform quarantine ‘at the 
Tfles of Hieres. 
“It is truly aftonifhing that the Britifh 
€abinet has hitherto thought proper not 
to publifh a fyllable of the correfpondence 
that has taken place between their own 
agent, Sir Sidney Smith, and Gen. Kleber, 
notwithftanding it is now pretty accurately 
afcertained that the former was the princi- 
pal inftrument in accommodating the con- 
vention between the latter and the Grand 
Vizier, and took a moft open and aétive 
part in fuch accommodation. The Official 
Journal ‘of France-has prefented us with 
fifty-nine different articles relative to the 
evacuation of Egypt. The principal terms 
firft propofed by the French General were, 
that, in confequence of the evacuation of 
Egypt, the Porte fhould alfo reftore what- 
ever conguefts it might have made from 
France; that the relations between the two 
Governments fhould return to the ftate in 
which they were previous to the war, that 
England thould ign a new guarantee tor 
the Ottoman Empire; and that the evacu- 
tion fhould not take place till means for 
that purpofe were furnifhed to the army. 
AL variety‘of communications upon thefe 
propofitions took place between Sir Sidney 
Smith and General Kicber; and the Con- 
vention, as it now ftands, was at length 
acceded to, having beenexpreffly drawn up 
by ‘the former himfelf.~ It appears too 
that, independently of the pledge of faith 
of the Britifh Government which was here- 
by given to the execution of the treaty, 
the Ruffian Agent in the-camp of the 
Grand Vizier: gave his hearty confent at 
the fame time to all thefe proceedings. 
The campaign has opened on the 
Rhine. On thé 25 of April the two corps 
State of Public Affairs\in May, 1800. 
[June I. 
of the army, commanded by Generals St. 
Sulanne and St. Cyr, »paffed the Rhine. 
The former, proceeding from Kehl, and 
directing his courfe to Offenbourg, came 
up with the enemy, who, to the number 
of 15,000, made a great refiftance. The 
battle Jafted from five in the morning till 
fourin the afternoon. The Auftrians loft 
many men, and left behind tnem one can- 
non, many firelocks, and ammunition. 
Dubois Crancé was killed at the head of 
his corps. ; . 
General St. Cyr, who paffed the Rhine 
at Brifach, experienced but little refit 
ance; the Auftrians retreated before him, 
and evacuated Fribourg, which he en- 
teredon the2sth of April. The corps of 
the army which the General in Chief com- 
manded direétly, paffed the Rhine at Bafle 
on the 27th of April. The firft divifion 
of this corps, commanded by General Del 
mas, proceeded down the right bank of 
the Rhine, and directed its courfe towards 
the Foreft towns. A very warm action 
took place on the 27th of April im order to 
force the paflage of the Alb, which the Auf- 
trians hadentrenehed. This divifion took 
200 prifoners and two pieces of cannon. 
_ The Aufirians retired at all points to 
take the line of Stockach, while the French 
army pafied the Wistach the morning 
of the 1f{ of May, and marched toward 
Neukirch, to be joined by Lieutenant Ge- 
neral Lecourbe, who paffed the*Rhine on 
the fame day between Stein and Schaffhau- 
fen. ‘The paflage was executed with pro- 
digious rapidity.. The refult of the battles 
at the three points where the Rhine was 
pafled, was from 7 to 800 prifoners, a 
major, 8 officers, 3 pieces of cannon, to- 
gether with the occupation of the caftle 
of Hohenwell, furrendered by capitula- 
tion. This fort is almoft impregnable 
and is defended by 80 pieces of brafs 
cannon. a 
Since the commencement of the opera- 
tions, the lofs of the Auftrians in the whole 
line may be about 1 5co men taken prifoners, 
and.6 pieces of cannon. ere , 
By Paris Journals of ‘the rrth of May 
we are informed ot another victory gained 
by Moreau on the sth at Moefkirch, 2_ 
town about ten’ miles ‘north-eaft — of 
Stockach. The obftinacy of both fides 
was extreme: but the Auftrians have been 
faid to be completely beaten. ** They aré | 
in full retreat ; and I am,” fays Moreau, 
“ purfuing them with vigor. Their lofs in 
killed, wounded, and prifoners is immenfe.”” _ 
The circumftance “of the battle” having 
taken place at Moefkirch, fhews the French ~ 
are advancing ; a proof that they really” 
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